โ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ?โ
Several students have been asking me this question so I thought it would be best to answer it through my personal experiences.
Mentors can be found in 5 main places:
1๏ธโฃ School networks
My university (USC Marshall School of Business) had a mentorship program called the Career Advantage Program where I was able to connect with professionals in multiple industries
2๏ธโฃ Student Organizations
Our board and I at the Latino Business Student Assoc. (LBSA) built a mentorship program with alumni.
3๏ธโฃ LinkedIn
Connect with professionals who hold positions that you would like to learn more about, and keep the relationship strong.
4๏ธโฃ Interviews
I still keep in touch with some of my past interviewers even from companies where I was rejected.
5๏ธโฃ In-person (pre-COVID, of course)
You never know who someone might know or who they might be. Check out my favorite story below.
My favorite story: When I was traveling to San Francisco for an interview at EY, I started chatting to a random business professional. What started as a conversation about food at the airport turned into a multi-year friendship and mentorship. Ben, a Director of Marketing at Twitter, has been there for me with my pressing career questions and helping me get through this pandemic.
๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐: ๐๐ค ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ.
At the end of the day, a good mentor is like a coach. And recruiting is like a marathon. You might as well learn from people who have already run the race, as we talk about it more in this blog here.
